(2021-09-28). The US and China: A Productive Path Forward. zcomm.org The Biden administration, with the overwhelming support of the foreign policy establishment, seems determined to start a new Cold War with China…
(2021-09-28). Black college funding slashed, what else will right-wing Dems strip from education plan? peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (AP)—As Democrats push ahead with President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan, they're promising historic investments across the arc of an education—from early childhood to college and beyond—in what advocates describe as the most comprehensive package of its kind in decades. The education provisions in Biden's "Build Back Better" proposal would serve as a bedrock for schooling …
(2021-09-28). In Height of Hypocrisy, Nuclear-Armed Israeli PM Bennett slams Iran, which has no weapons or program, for "crossing all red Lines" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that far-right Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, in his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, ignored the Israeli-Palestinian struggle and focused instead on the issue of Iran. He alleged that the Iranian nuclear program had "surpassed all red lines," asserting that Iran …
(2021-09-28). Danny Glover Under Cover for Big Pharma and Insurance Companies. counterpunch.org Ask your liberal friends about Danny Glover. They will say — superstar actor featured in the Lethal Weapon film series. Civil rights activist. Democracy Now regular. Supporter of Bernie Sanders for President and for single payer national health insurance. But ask older Americans who watch a lot of cable television about Danny Glover, and they
(2021-09-28). Three Lessons to Chart a Path Forward in Solidarity With Afghan Women. commondreams.org "Physical infrastructure is important," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, "but the needs of working families and combating climate change is more important."
(2021-09-28). Winning the Tax Game: Tax Stock Returns. cepr.net President Biden efforts to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy has been getting seriously bogged down in recent weeks. More conservative Democrats have objected to the 28 percent corporate tax rate he proposed. Others seem to have nixed plans for raising the estate tax by making the capital gains held by large estates taxable. And, the Republicans working on the bipartisan infrastructure package were adamantly opposed to increasing the resources available to the I.R.S. so that it could better crack down on tax cheats. | Sometimes, when a particular game is not going well, the best way to turn things aroun…
(2021-09-28). Here's What You Need to Know About the White House's Plan to Promote Voting Access. aclu.org Today on voter registration day, the Biden administration has a crucial opportunity to promote voting access. This past March, the Biden administration issued an executive order instructing federal agencies to put together plans to promote voting access through voter registration. The federal agencies will submit their plans to the White House this month. Especially with the innumerable attacks on the right to vote — more than
(2021-09-28). Joe Biden Could Be Tempted to Reach for the Platinum Coin. cepr.net Other than Denmark, our country is alone in the world in having a self-imposed limit on the amount of money it can borrow. In other countries, legislatures approve spending and taxes, and governments borrow to cover any gaps.
(2021-09-28). Headlines for September 28, 2021. democracynow.org As Government Shutdown Looms, Senate GOP Blocks Bill to Fund Government and Raise Debt Ceiling, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Solicits Funds from Lobbyists Opposing Democrats' $3.5T Spending Bill, R. Kelly Found Guilty on All Counts in Sex Trafficking Trial, Biden Receives COVID-19 Booster, Urges Unvaccinated to Get First Shots, New York National Guard May Fill Roles of Healthcare Workers Who Refuse Vaccinations, CIA Pushed Trump Administration to Kidnap or Assassinate WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, International Criminal Court Probe on Afghanistan War Crimes Excludes U.S. and Allies, Taliban Tightens Restrictions on Afghan Wo…
(2021-09-28). Afganistán, bajo el fascismo yihadista. globalizacion.ca En Arlington, cada ataúd norteamericano recibe en homenaje una salva de 21 cañonazos. Así lo hicieron con los últimos trece marines llegados desde Afganistán a finales de agosto de 2021. El presidente Biden, que había recibido compungido los féretros en…
(2021-09-28). Veterans to President Biden: Just Say No to Nuclear War! globalresearch.ca
(2021-09-28). Frustrated Tribal Leaders Urge Biden to Immediately Restore Bears Ears Monument. commondreams.org "Backtracking on this reconciliation bill means people will continue to die at the hands of the climate crisis," said one Sunrise Movement activist.
(2021-09-28). US Tired Of Ukraine And Will Not Defend Kiev's Interests In Talks With Russia. southfront.org 
Thomas GrahamFormer White House adviser believes Washington will stop discussing the Ukrainian issue during dialogue with Moscow. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, research fellow in international law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. | Ties between the US and Ukraine seem gradually more uncertain. Analysts believe that Washington is "tired" of Ukraine and that the intention of the Biden government from now on is to maintain the status quo and not put the Ukrainian issue on the agenda in bilateral negotiations between the US and Russia, considering the low probability of both countries come to a common unders…
(2021-09-28). DPRK envoy denounces U.S. hostile policy. ecns.cn The permanent representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the United Nations (UN) on Monday denounced U.S. hostile policy against his country, describing Washington's hostility as a "clearest expression in its military threats" against Pyongyang.
(2021-09-28). Christian Democrats face setback as Social Democrats and Greens gain in German federal polls. peoplesdispatch.org The center left Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) emerged as the single largest party in the German federal parliament, surpassing German chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right CDU/CSU alliance…
(2021-09-28). America's Fate: Oligarchy Or Autocracy. popularresistance.org The competing systems of power in the United States are divided between oligarchy and autocracy. There are no other alternatives. Neither are pleasant. Each have peculiar and distasteful characteristics. Each pays lip service to the fictions of democracy and constitutional rights. And each exacerbates the widening social and political divide and the potential for violent conflict. | The oligarchs from the establishment Republican Party, figures such as Liz Cheney, Mitt Romney, George and Jeb Bush and Bill Kristol, have joined forces with the oligarchs in the Democratic Party to defy the autocrats in the new Repub…
(2021-09-28). Reconciling The Reconciliation Bill: A Preview. popularresistance.org This past week maneuvers within the Democratic party intensified over the content and magnitude of the two pending fiscal stimulus bills—the Infrastructure Bill (with $550B of net new spending) and the Reconciliation Bill ( with initial $3.5T 'human infrastructure & climate change' spending). While the maneuvering appears as a deep difference of views between progressives in the US House and Senate demanding both bills pass simultaneously and Democrat Senators, Manchin and Sinema in that body blocking both bills in current form, the actual conflict is really between the corporate wing of the Democratic…
(2021-09-28). HBO's Anti-Maduro Propaganda Is Cruder Than Venezuelan Oil. popularresistance.org HBO Max began streaming a documentary on September 15: A La Calle ("To the Street"). It portrays US-backed opposition leaders in Venezuela as pro-democracy heroes battling a brutal dictatorship—a total reversal of the truth. A Daily Beast article (9/13/21) promoting the film is headlined "Capturing Venezuela's Descent Into Socialist Hell," which succinctly conveys the film's slant, and suggests why it found a big corporate platform like HBO Max, a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia. | From the trailer alone, it's obvious that A La Calle depicts Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López as a noble democ…
(2021-09-28). The struggle for reproductive rights is global. peoplesdispatch.org Capitalism's need for the reproduction and care of the labor force was institutionalized during the creation of the modern state, which legislated the biological determinism of women towards the home, motherhood and the private sphere of social reproduction. Since then, the women of the world have been organized, fighting for a concept of citizenship that does not exclude women, migrants, LGTBQ or racialized people. In this struggle, they have widened the path of democracy and brought forth revolutions, as well as broadening the theory and practice that transform the world. | This path has been one of twists and…
(2021-09-28). Venezuela's Justice First Blames Guaidó's Popular Will Party for Misuse of National Assets Abroad. orinocotribune.com Justice First [PJ/Primero Justicia] conveniently omitted any mention of its own complicity in the crimes against Venezuela. | As negotiations progress between the government of Venezuela and the opposition in Mexico City, it is becoming increasingly evident that there is practically no consensus remaining in the well-known G4 coalition (PJ, Democratic Action, Popular Will, and A New Era) for the false "interim presidency" of Juan Guaidó. | Earlier today, the Justice First [Primero Justicia] party published a statement in which it washed its hands of the seizure and misuse of the assets of the Venezuelan State abr…
(2021-09-28). Wide support for farmers' all-India mobilization against Modi's pro-agribusiness laws. wsws.org The farmers' protest is an indication of mounting opposition to the Modi government over its assault on working people's social and democratic rights and its criminal mishandling of the pandemic.
(2021-09-28). SEP national committee member interviewed on radio about Australia's anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org Grenfell said Australia's new electoral laws imposed by the dominant parliamentary parties were a blatant attempt to bolster the two-party system.
(2021-09-28). Child Labor: Which Side are Democracies On? counterpunch.org Two years ago, when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro favorably promoted the idea of labor for children as young as eight or nine, his minister for Human Rights, Family, and Women shot back: "Let us be clear that for children to work is a violation of their rights, something that cannot be allowed." The Brazilian National Forum for
(2021-09-28). Economic Update: Socialism & Worker Co-ops. roarmag.org Twentieth-century socialism is now behind us. Socialists continued to evaluate both its achievements and failures via extensive self-criticism. A changed socialism has emerged, focused on a transition of workplaces from top-down hierarchical capitalist structures into democratic worker cooperatives. The powerful appeal of worker co-ops as grounding a new 21st century socialism is presented. | You can support this show on
(2021-09-28). El Milagro Tortilla Workers Walk Out to Demand Fair Wages & Workload Amid Staff Shortage, COVID Deaths. democracynow.org 
We go to Chicago for an update on workers at El Milagro tortilla plants who staged a temporary walkout last week to protest low pay, staff shortages and abusive working conditions, including intimidation and sexual harassment. El Milagro claims an ongoing tortilla shortage is due to supply chain issues, but organizers say the company has lost staff due to their poor treatment of workers, including their mishandling of the pandemic, resulting in dozens of infections and five deaths. Workers gave El Milagro management until this Wednesday to respond to their demands. "The company, instead of offering better wages a…
(2021-09-28). The Plot to Kill Julian Assange: Report Reveals CIA's Plan to Kidnap, Assassinate WikiLeaks Founder. democracynow.org 
Did the CIA under the Trump administration plan to kidnap and assassinate WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a shootout in London? That is one of the explosive findings in a new exposé by Yahoo News that details how the CIA considered abducting and possibly murdering Assange while he took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to avoid being extradited to Sweden for rape allegations, charges that were dropped in 2017. More than 30 former officials say former CIA Director Mike Pompeo was apparently motivated to get even with WikiLeaks following its publication of sensitive CIA hacking tools, which the age…
(2021-09-28). Justice for Black Women & Girls: R. Kelly Found Guilty in Sex Crimes Case After Decades of Abuse. democracynow.org 
R&B singer R. Kelly is guilty of a series of charges, including racketeering based on sexual exploitation of children, kidnapping, forced labor and transporting people across state lines for sex. Jurors in the federal trial returned their verdict Monday after 11 accusers — nine women and two men — and 34 other witnesses detailed Kelly's pattern of sexual and other abuse against dozens of women and underage girls for nearly two decades. "He just became more egregious, more bold, with the kind of crimes that he was committing against Black girls and women," says dream hampton, executive producer of the…
(2021-09-28). Flotilla Protest at Manchin's Yacht Tells Right-Wing Democrat: 'Don't Sink Our Bill'. commondreams.org While Uganda's Nakate said humanity "cannot adapt to extinction," Thunberg from Sweden said lack of action is "a betrayal of all present and future generations."
(2021-09-28). Sinema Will Hold Fundraiser With Groups Lobbying Against Reconciliation Bill. truthout.org 
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a conservative Democrat from Arizona, is slated to hold a fundraiser courting lobbyist groups that are vehemently opposed to the Democrats' Build Back Better Act, which aims to widen the country's social safety net and address climate disruption. | The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors and its PAC, the National Grocers Association, lobbyists for roofers and electrical contractors, and a conservative-leaning group called S-Corp Political Action Committee used S…
(2021-09-28). Despite Our Despair, There's a Reality Worth Fighting For. commondreams.org Democrats are misrepresenting the size of their own reconciliation package to their own detriment.
(2021-09-28). Progressives Warn Democrats Against Means-Testing Reconciliation Bill to Death. commondreams.org "Your record gives me grave concern," Sen. Elizabeth Warren told Jerome Powell. "Over and over, you have acted to make our banking system less safe."
(2021-09-28). Protest at Manchin's Yacht Demands End to His Obstruction of Reconciliation Bill. truthout.org 
West Virginia activists in kayaks and electric boats converged on Sen. Joe Manchin's yacht in Washington, D.C. on Monday to protest the right-wing Democrat's continued "West Virginians have been trying to reach Sen. Manchin every way w…
(2021-09-28). Sunrise Movement Warns of 'Betrayal' as Pelosi Bends Toward Corporate Democrats. commondreams.org This time we can stand with Afghan women on their own terms, by asking them what they want and working hand-in-hand with them to support their leadership and meet their communities' needs.
(2021-09-28). Want a democratic KPFA/Pacifica? Vote for the RESCUE PACIFICA slate of candidates. indybay.org If listeners and supporters of Pacifica and KPFA want a democratic KPFA/Pacifica they should support Rescue Pacifica's slate.
(2021-09-28). Democrat's Inept Messaging: It's Not a $3.5 Trillion Bill But $350 Billion a Year. commondreams.org
(2021-09-28). After Pelosi Breaks Dual-Bill Promise, Progressives Are Now in the Driver's Seat. truthout.org 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has On Monday night before a private gathering of the Democratic caucus, Speaker Pelosi announced that she will no longer support the policy she had promised to back since June — to bring the infrastructure bi…
(2021-09-28). Is the US Global Empire Actually in Decline? Part 1. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith and Roger D. Harris — Sep 25, 2021 | It is almost taken for granted, if not an article of faith, in the progressive milieu (e.g., First, it is essential not to confuse the ongoing decline of the living conditions of US working people with a decline in the power of the US corporate empire. T…
(2021-09-28). Activists Confront Pelosi at Fundraiser, Demanding She 'Hold the Line' on $3.5 Trillion Package. commondreams.org "This is the biggest finding of sexual abuse perpetrated during a single U.N. initiative in one area or one country during the time-bound period of a U.N. response effort," said one campaigner.
(2021-09-28). 'We Aren't Bluffing': Progressives Hold the Line as Pelosi Moves Ahead With Bipartisan Bill. commondreams.org
(2021-09-28). GOP Threatens Economic Disaster by Refusing to Raise Debt Limit Before Shutdown. truthout.org 
On Monday, Senate Republicans voted against raising the U.S.'s debt limit, rejecting a measure that would have avoided a government shutdown and provided billions for disaster aid and Afghan refugees. If Congress continues its deadlock, economists project that the looming shutdown and debt default could lead to an economic crash. | Though some Republicans had
(2021-09-28). Science advice key to solving global challenges, says interim Vice-Provost. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's interim Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise), Professor Mary Ryan, spoke at the Labour Party conference on the government use of science.
(2021-09-28). Opposing His Renomination, Warren Calls Fed Chair Powell 'A Dangerous Man'. commondreams.org Assassins-in-Chief and their brood.
(2021-09-27). Israeli PM Naftali Bennett Mentions Palestinians Exactly Zero Times During UN Address. commondreams.org Reasonable people can disagree, and a university should be a place where those disagreements are celebrated. That would be a good starting point for a Liberty Institute.
(2021-09-27). UN General Assembly 2021: Here's what Middle East leaders said on final day of summit. middleeasteye.net 
UN General Assembly 2021: Here's what Middle East leaders said on final day of summit | Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett began day of speeches that included remarks by officials from Syria, Yemen and UAE | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 21: 40 | Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak addresses 76th session of UN General Assembly on 27 September 2021 (AFP) | World leaders spoke at the sixth and last day of the…
(2021-09-27). Biden, Democrats Face 'Pivotal Moment'. progressive.org Can they be pushed into doing the right things?
(2021-09-27). US Envoy to Haiti Resigns Over Biden Administration's Handling of Haitian Migrants at the Border. latinorebels.com Daniel Foote stated in a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the deportation policy would exacerbate the already dire situation in Haiti and in turn, drive more migrants to the border.
(2021-09-27). Democratic Socialists of America Make a Strategy for the Biden Era. zcomm.org Delegates chart a socialist future at DSA's 2021 virtual convention…
(2021-09-27). Biden and Xi address UN, juggling differences amid calls for unity on climate and COVID-19. mronline.org 
The leaders of the United States and China each pledged to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that they would help press the fight against virulent pandemics and global warming—even as they offered vastly different visions of the world order.
(2021-09-27). New Report Says Trump's CIA Considered Kidnapping or Assassinating Assange. truthout.org 
Under the leadership of then-Director Mike Pompeo, the CIA in 2017 reportedly plotted to kidnap — and discussed plans to assassinate — WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange, who is currently imprisoned in London as he fights the Biden administration's Citing conversations with more than 30 f…
(2021-09-27). Report: Trump's CIA Considered Kidnapping Or Assassinating Assange. popularresistance.org Under the leadership of then-Director Mike Pompeo, the CIA in 2017 reportedly plotted to kidnap—and discussed plans to assassinate—WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange, who is currently imprisoned in London as he fights the Biden administration's efforts to extradite him to the United States. | Citing conversations with more than 30 former U.S. officials, Yahoo News reported Sunday that "discussions over kidnapping or killing Assange occurred 'at the highest levels' of the Trump administration." | According to Yahoo: | The conversations were part of an unprecedented CIA campaign directed aga…
(2021-09-27). United States: Biden raises threat to China through new military agreement. greenleft.org.au The new military alliance between the United States, Britain and Australia is aimed at China, and raises the threat of war, writes Barry Sheppard.
(2021-09-27). US lawmakers call on Biden to determine whether Tunisia crisis constitutes a coup. middleeasteye.net 
US lawmakers call on Biden to determine whether Tunisia crisis constitutes a coup | Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged to declare if President Kais Saied's decision to sack prime minister and suspend parliament constitutes a coup | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 21: 08 | Demonstrators chant slogans during a protest in Tunisia's capital Tunis on 26 September 2021 against President Kais Saied's recent steps to…
(2021-09-27). United States Out of Nicaragua — United People In! indybay.org The people of Nicaragua need our solidarity. They are in danger of the Biden administration increasing Trump-era US sanctions, and need more solidarity, especially from US progressives, rather than critique. US citizens can help the "pueblo" by actively opposing the RENACER act, no matter what critiques anyone has concerning their president Daniel Ortega.
(2021-09-27). Democrats' Free Pass on Immigration Is Over. zcomm.org As he extends Trump-era policies, President Biden discovers that many voters are no longer willing to give him the benefit of the doubt…
(2021-09-27). US senators urge Biden to confront Bahrain's 'serious' human rights abuses. middleeasteye.net 
US senators urge Biden to confront Bahrain's 'serious' human rights abuses | Lawmakers call on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to 'promote reform and respect for basic human rights' in Gulf nation | Mon, 09/27/2021 – 20: 42 | A Bahraini man walks past photos of men reportedly detained after attending anti-government protests, displayed behind a mosque in the village of Diraz, 10 July 2015 (AFP) | A bipartisa…
(2021-09-27). Haitian migrants at the border: An asylum law scholar explains how US skirts its legal and moral duties. juancole.com 
By Karen Musalo | — The U.S.'s top envoy to Haiti resigned abruptly on Sept. 22, 2021, over the Biden administration's "inhumane" treatment of Haitian migrants crossing the border via Mexico into Texas. The resignation came amid debate over the U.S. decision to deport thousands of Haitians entering the U.S. in search of asylum or …
(2021-09-27). How the Biden administration is planning to reform the meat industry. nationofchange.org Individuals can vote for better meat industry regulations by choosing environmentally educated government representatives.
(2021-09-27). Report: No Qualified Immunity Deal For Police Because Jim Clyburn Weakened Negotiating Position. moguldom.com Protests following the police killing of George Floyd in May 2020 in Minneapolis prompted a push for police reform. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act was created and was introduced in February 2021. Now bipartisan police reform legislation talks ended without a deal. The talks were led by Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Rep. …
(2021-09-27). Maryland anti-police reform prosecutor faces first primary challenge in 15 years from progressive candidate. therealnews.com 
Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger, notorious for his opposition to criminal justice and police reforms, is facing a primary opponent for the first time since he took office 15 years ago: Robbie Leonard, an attorney and activist, will face off against Shellenberger in next year's Democratic primary. | "When George Floyd's murder inspired so many activists to take to the streets and fight for meaningful justice reform and police reform, I saw Scott Shellenberger being the singular force trying to stop any kind of progress," Leonard told Battleground Baltimore, referring to Shellenberger's opp…
(2021-09-27). Report: Congresswoman Karen Bass Is Running For Los Angeles Mayor. moguldom.com Rep. Karen Bass may be launching a bid to become the next mayor of Los Angeles in 2022, according to sources. Bass, a high-profile Democrat who represents L.A. in Congress, intends to launch a mayoral campaign, joining a field of candidates, sources said. If Bass enters the race, she would be a formidable competitor, Los …
(2021-09-27). German center-left SPD wins general election: provisional results. ecns.cn Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party won Sunday's general election with 25.7 percent of the vote, beating the conservative union CDU/CSU, according to the provisional election results released by the Federal Returning Officer early Monday morning.
(2021-09-27). Voters want Germany's election winner SPD to seek coalition with Greens & FDP, not Merkel's bloc — chancellor candidate Scholz. rt.com 
The Social Democrats' candidate for Germany's next chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said his party has received a mandate to form a government with the Greens and liberal FDP rather than with its old partner, Merkel's center-right bloc. | "The voters have very clearly spoken. They said who should form the next government," Scholz said on Monday. | They strengthened three parties — the Social Democrats, the Greens and FDP [Free Democratic Party]— and therefore that is the clear mandate that the citizens of this country have given. These three should form the next government. | Scholz, the Social Democratic Pa…
(2021-09-27). Democratic lawmaker smears anti-racist faculty at Rutgers University. electronicintifada.net Students for Justice in Palestine defend professors, demand safety from harassment.
(2021-09-27). Germans choose center-left over center-right by big margin. peoplesworld.org 
The center-left candidate fighting to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's chancellor declared that his Social Democratic Party (SPD) intends to forge a "social-ecological-liberal coalition" after coming in first in Sunday's election. With 25.7%, the SPD beat the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), currently in power, which garnered 24.1%, its worst showing in the 70-year history …
(2021-09-27). Critics Fume as ICC Excludes US From Probe Into Afghan War Crimes. commondreams.org Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal says around 60 Democrats are willing to vote down a weaker bipartisan bill if the more sweeping reconciliation bill does not come first.
(2021-09-27). 'Momentous Win': Years of Local Opposition Defeats PennEast Pipeline. commondreams.org "Sinema is setting her political future on fire," said one Democratic organizer. "If she doesn't change course drastically and soon, it will be too late."
(2021-09-27). Arizona Dems Threaten Sinema With "No Confidence" Vote Over Filibuster Defense. truthout.org 
Democrats in the state of Arizona are threatening to hold a vote of "no confidence" against Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) over her steadfast support for the filibuster rule in the United States Senate. The filibuster has been used by Republicans to block a number of key policies this year, which will likely continue unless it is reformed or abolished. |
(2021-09-27). Meet Mansoor Adayfi: I Was Kidnapped as a Teen, Sold to the CIA & Jailed at Guantánamo for 14 Years. democracynow.org 
We speak with Mansoor Adayfi, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who was held at the military prison for 14 years without charge, an ordeal he details in his new memoir, "Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantánamo." Adayfi was 18 when he left his home in Yemen to do research in Afghanistan, where he was kidnapped by Afghan warlords, then sold to the CIA after the 9/11 attacks. Adayfi describes being brutally tortured in Afghanistan before he was transported to Guantánamo in 2002, where he became known as Detainee #441 and survived years of abuse. Adayfi was released against his will to Serbia in 2016 and no…
(2021-09-27). 'Quite Literally What Instigated the Tunisian Revolution': Outrage After NYC Food Vendor's Stall 'Trashed'. commondreams.org Wall Street Democrats are not just resisting progress but putting freedom and democracy in jeopardy.
(2021-09-27). Germany's Social Democrats Win Election After Gaining 25.7% of Votes. sputniknews.com The Sunday election marks a major turn of events for Germany, especially with the conservative block experiencing its worst results since the 1949 election.
(2021-09-27). Social Democrats, Greens Eye Coalition After Outgoing Merkel's Bloc Ousted in German Elections. commondreams.org Citizens around the world are calling on their governments to ratify the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty—and the United States has a leading role to play.
(2021-09-27). Is Brazil About to Face a Military Coup? Brian Mier on Brazil's March Towards Fascism. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Sep 24, 2021 | Whispers are turning into shouts about a military-backed coup in Brazil before next year, as the ailing Bolsonaro — trailing Lula by 15-20 points in the polls — seeks to hang on to power. | Brazil, the world's fifth-largest country, is at a political crossroads. Heading into next year's presidential elections, the country's 211 million people are faced with choosing between social democrat and anti-imperialist Lula Da Silva (president between 2003 and 2010) and far-right populist incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. | But many are worried they will not even be allowed to…
(2021-09-27). Headlines for September 27, 2021. democracynow.org Haitians Condemn Mass Deportations and Inhumane Treatment by the U.S., Social Democrats to Form Coalition Gov't in Germany After Edging Out Merkel's Long-Standing Bloc, Israeli Forces Kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank; Political Leader Khalida Jarrar Released from Prison, Mahmoud Abbas Gives Israel One Year to End Occupation, Vanuatu to Ask for ICJ Opinion on Climate Crisis, Activists Take to Streets for Global Climate Strike, PG&E Charged with Manslaughter over 2020 Zogg Fire as Wildfires Rage in California, Al-Shabab Suicide Attack Kills at Least 8 People in Mogadishu, Canada's Catholic Bishops Apologize for Abu…
(2021-09-27). Centre-left SDP beat Merkel party in tightly fought election. en.mehrnews.com Germany's centre-left Social Democrats have narrowly beaten outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right Union bloc party in Sunday's national election, preliminary results show.
(2021-09-27). Video: Acclaimed model Andreja Pejic backs SEP campaign. wsws.org "Citizens of a democratic nation should have the freedom to choose which political program suits them best."
(2021-09-27). Whip Count: The Democrats Who Support the Progressive Reconciliation Strategy. dailyposter.com 
(2021-09-27). Social-democrats win narrow plurality in fragmented German elections. wsws.org Yesterday's German federal election result reflects deep popular alienation from all the parliamentary parties, ushering in a period of political instability and sharp class conflict.
(2021-09-27). Eswatini: Pro-democracy protests continue despite police intimidation. greenleft.org.au International solidarity is needed to support the growing internal calls for democracy in Eswatini, reports Maxime Bowen.
(2021-09-27). Democrats Need to Stand Up to Corporate Extremists in Their Own Party. commondreams.org A dozen prisoners have died this year alone at the notoriously violent and overcrowded jail complex.
(2021-09-27). Denzel Washington: I Struggled With My Soul For 40 Years, Money Only Magnifies Problems And Opportunities. moguldom.com Academy award-winning actor Denzel Washington opened up about his faith, prayer life and the toll fame and fortune has taken on his soul. Washington was a guest speaker at Betterman365, a Christian Men's Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, Sept. 25, where he had a 30-minute discussion with his spiritual mentor, Pastor A.R. Bernard. While …
(2021-09-27). ReTrolligans—how the GOP risks all, miming 'trollish' gate-crashing, lying, bullying & chaos. nationofchange.org With a daring experiment, the scheming, conspiracy-riven Republicans are testing whether morphing into a party of boorish trolls works.
(2021-09-27). RNC Official Reveals GOP Plan to Ramp Up Election Lawsuits in 2022. truthout.org 
In Michigan on Friday, a top Republican National Committee (RNC) official informed Republican leaders of the party's plan to continue destabilizing elections with lawsuits and other efforts in the upcoming midterm elections. | As first reported by the Detroit Free Press, Josh Findlay, the election integrity director for the RNC,
(2021-09-27). Donald Trump Is Building an Army. He Can No Longer Be Ignored. truthout.org 
By far and away, the most common refrain I've heard from politically attuned friends since the 2020 election is, "Thank God Donald Trump is gone. Beaten. The loser lost. It is so nice to be able to watch the news without having to listen to him scream and rant." Often, this sentiment is followed up with, "I hope nobody in the media covers him again. All it does is give him power." | For a little while, perhaps, that second bit may have been true. Trump's defeat was resounding, and Republican election officia…
(2021-09-27). The Weekly Round-Up: public executions, same-sex adoption and refugee rights. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news: A spokesman for the Taliban has said that working women must stay at home for their own safety as "a very temporary procedure" until systems are in place to ensure their safety. The spokesman also told Afghans not to go to Kabul airport and said the US should not encourage them to …